(Zaman Al Wasl)- The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces took Friday three villages from the Islamic State east of Raqaa city after heavy clashes with  the radical group, activists said. Two villages left east of al-Balikh River under ISIS control. Its fall means all eastern...

 (Zaman Al Wasl)- U.S.-backed Kurdish forces have been banning the indigenous people from returning to their home in territories under their control unless being guaranteed by Kurdish or Arabic personalities, local activists said. The discriminative policy has sparked fears of the...

  (Zaman Al Wasl)-  Islamic State fighters on Thursday have renewed the attack on regime forces and allied militias in the northwestern Hama province, killing 20 people, residents told Zaman al-Wasl. The attack took place 11 miles (17 km) east of al-Salamiya, the strategic town ...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Syrian Kurdish PYDmilitia has turned most of the grain silos in Hasaka province into military barracks for its numerous militias or camps to train hundreds of people for money. A local source told Zaman al-Wasl that the PYD militants had turned grain silos in the Alia and...